NEWSLETTER

UFL’s provision of supply chain management services to manufacturers, operators and vendors involved in the global aviation and aerospace industry is supported by various regional hubs around the world. Experience gained in those hubs has given the company an edge in supplying aviation and aerospace customers throughout UFL’s international network.

Whether it is a critical AOG (Aircraft on Ground) shipment that needs to move from Singapore to San Francisco, or from Hong Kong to London Heathrow, UFL’s network of offices and collection services means that it can offer cost-effective, reliable logistics solutions throughout the sector. The investment in regional hubs reflects that, rather than using facilities in North America and Europe, increasingly aircraft operators are sending aircraft to highly skilled repair locations across Asia, which offer a lower cost base.

UFL specialises in aircraft parts moved for installation on an aircraft; parts shipped in for overhaul and then returned to the original location; parts moved to another location after repair and overhaul; and parts returned after loan to another operator; all supported by real time global tracking, tracing and delivery confirmation services, already provided by UFL’s award-winning communications systems.

With our presence in this sector, the U-Freight Group was interested by a report in the Financial Times indicating that business is booming for companies that help to keep airlines flying.

The report indicates that repair and maintenance specialists are working overtime as supply chain issues persist.

In the article, Eric Mendelson, co-president of Heico, a Florida-based company that is one of the world’s leading independent suppliers of replacement parts is quoted as saying that the [maintenance] market is incredibly strong.

Kevin Michaels, head of Michigan-based consultancy AeroDynamic Advisory is reported to estimate that the world’s airlines would spend more than USD110 billion on maintenance, including labour and material, or about 14 per cent of total revenues.